Session Summary:VSF’s Reliable Internet Stream Transport Activity Group has been developing an inter-operable specification for the live real-time transport of broadcast-quality low-latency video over the public Internet. This is a report on the progress that has been made and an update on the work currently underway.

Session Summary:Optical transport networks are now being used for high-value live sports contribution, saving costs from satellite delivery and offering new flexible business models as well as providing secure and reliable video transport. Using real world case studies from the deployment of optical transport networks for global sports contribution, this presentation will be a technical deep dive on how to architect an IP network for high value media and sports contribution.

Session Summary:We discuss the use of an SDN Controller to perform path computation and instantiation of diversely routed paths (using SMPTE ST 2022-7) across the wide-area network (WAN) for media transport, using standards based protocols. This includes a case study in the context of SKY’s network.

Session Summary:Where is the broadcast industry going to find people with the skills needed to manage mission-critical IP media production systems and fully exploit the power of IP video technologies? Replacing an entire staff with IT experts won’t work because of the tremendous loss of media-specific knowledge. Instead, media companies must train existing staff in IP technology. This presentation describes a range of options for technology education available today.

Session Summary:What was once a piece of masking tape and a sharpie marker is now a dynamic database running on a network; there may be a simpler way. Using a common language leveraging the work done in the RFC standards, a hugely complex audio system can be augmented with metadata.

Session Summary:This presentation will discuss the architectural components and the monitoring and measurement techniques that can be combined to give full-spectrum network visibility of an all-IP broadcast network, maximising uptime and minimising costs.

Session Summary:The AMWA scalability study aims to confirm that the IS-04 and IS-05 APIs can be used reliably for networks comprising thousands of devices, as might be found in a typical broadcast installation. This talk will describe the methodology and results of the study and make recommendations for best practice.

Session Summary:The AMWA Event and Tally Project aims to offer a simple protocol with wide industry adoption for signaling and/or becoming aware of time-critical events/states to simplify the adoption of IP solutions without the need for complex proprietary protocols. This presentation provides a review of the work of the AMWA Event and Tally Project, the draft specification, how it works, what it’s for and how to get involved.

Simplifying the Use of AMWA IS-04 through Dematerialised Microservices

Session Summary:This presentation shows how AMWA IS-04 Discovery and Registration can be fully automated and abstracted through the use of dematerialised microservices. The result will be that broadcast engineers of tomorrow no longer need to worry about these services as they will become as ubiquitous as any other data centre technology such as DHCP, DNS, etc.

Session Summary:An introduction to the work of the AMWA’s NMOS Identity and Timing activity. This group is developing models and recommendations for tracking identity and timing of content through successive production operations in a multi-vendor IP production system, enabling the true potential of IP to be realised.

Session Summary:ESL Gaming hosted ESL One Cologne in 2017, which supported 62 million sessions totaling 13 million hours of live video viewing. ESL ingests all broadcast signals once into a cloud infrastructure, which are then routed and distributed live via Twitch, YouTube Live and more, or to sub-production houses, broadcast stations and CDNs. Broadcasters can learn many lessons from the esports industry’s use of the cloud, and how these technologies can be used in news, sports and entertainment.

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A case study on a recent COTS-based SMPTE ST 2110 deployment in a EMEA-based OB truck. Discusses lessons learned throughout the deployment, new technologies that were leveraged, and what can be done to further refine the design.

How IP and Software-Based Workflow Design Will Herald the Next Generation of Live Productions

Session Summary:The technologies enabled by IP are increasingly highlighting that SDI-only media workflows won’t be able to keep up with tomorrow’s business models. Learn how content creators and facilities providers can prepare for the next-generation of live production workflows with the deployment of software functionality.

Using Microservices for the Most Agile, Cost-Effective Live Productions

Session Summary:The adoption of firmware-based technology for live content production and delivery represents a game-changing opportunity. Approaching it in a hardware-agnostic way, this presentation will show how live programming can be produced, transported and delivered using a pay-for-what-you-use model for more effective operations.

Session Summary:The move to software-based SMPTE ST 2110 solutions is happening – but what does it take to make it a reality? How do you bridge over the old and new industry challenges? The presentation will show how a software solution can cope with long lists of industry requirements and address additional challenges that may not seem immediately obvious.

Discussion Summary:A highly technical discussion focusing on the practical implementation of ST 2110 and the insights gained by the panelists in their specialist fields of providing solutions and products. Aimed at engineers who need practical advice based on experience, the panelists will provide insight into their understanding of IP and how to make it work. Panelists include:

Session Summary:In July, VSF initiated a new project, drafting recommendations for the transport of SMPTE ST 2110 over wide area networks. This is especially applicable to the area of remote production – either between facilities or between an outside broadcast event location and the home studio facility. This presentation will describe the aims of the work, the technical areas being addressed, and the initial technical results of the work to-date.

Session Summary:An outline of the benefits of using ST 2110 essence streams over WAN for remote & distributed live production, the challenges involved, and real-life implementations of distributed IP live productions.

Session Summary:The presentation will explain that there is much more to consider when building an AoIP infrastructure than just the AES67 standard. The challenges of synchronization and clocking, discovery and registration, device and network control will be explained and some solutions will be offered. The full-stack NMOS solution concept is presented.

Session Summary:Implementing ST 2022-7 is usually associated with two separate, disjoint networks, but this is not a requirement. In this presentation we explore the benefits one can get by using a single network.

Session Summary:Implementing video stream switching in the boundaries of a frame has been a long-time challenge in moving to IP-based networks. This presentation focuses on solving this unique media use case using a commercial off-the-shelf Ethernet switch with P4 programmable blocks, over a standard pipeline switch.

Session Summary:Skyline and Arqiva will discuss the business objectives and benefits of building an all-IP and fully SDN controlled media network. Having an orchestrated common infrastructure in place unlocks the delivery of new services faster and with a higher degree of flexibly than ever before. A deep dive into new use cases, and the technology behind them are part of the discussion.

Session Summary:The BBC is building a new broadcast centre in Cardiff, Wales, which will be its first to adopt SMPTE ST 2110 for core routing. With a little over a year to go before the building goes live, this is an update on the implementation of this system, including many lessons learnt so far and new design approaches that are being taken.

Session Summary:This session brings together a range of experts on a critical, but often overlooked aspect of the transition to IP media production: system testing and quality assurance. Willem Vermost of the EBU will introduce this session by describing the key aspects that should be tested for every IP media production system. Following that, representatives from companies including Bridge Technologies, Leader Instruments, PacketStorm, Phabrix, Tektronix and Video Clarity will each make a presentation on one critical type of testing, describing how these tests should be performed and how to assess the results. The final portion of this session will give audience members a chance to probe more deeply and ask questions of the assembled panel of experts. Truly, a session not to be missed for anyone interested in system test and measurement.

Session Summary:The Joint Taskforce on Networked Media (JT-NM) has identified security as a key area for the industry. Because of this, we have taken advantage of an opportunity to conduct vulnerability scanning on a large number of devices during the recent IP Showcase pre-qualification event. Attendees to this session will learn about the vulnerability scanning tool that was used. Strengths and weaknesses of scanning will be discussed. Summary results of these vulnerability scans will be presented with the objective of setting a baseline for future scans.

Session Summary:Advances in NMOS, IS-04 and IS-05 can lead to truly converged IP media facilities and plug-and-play-like installations. We will show how to leverage the IP devices and signals along with standardised automatic address assignment and intelligent signal grouping, to overcome incompatibilities between AES67, Ravenna, and Dante.

Session Summary:The SMPTE standards and AMWA specifications provide important building blocks, but how does a customer specify equipment in order to meet the potential of these standards? Which additional constraints or features are really required to build a working system? This talk covers the systemization of IP technologies based on ST 2110 and IS-04/05.

Session Summary:tpc switzerland ag is building a new sports, news and technology center in Zurich completely on an ST 2110 infrastructure. tpc and its master consultant Qvest Media will jointly describe the state of the project and the journey taken during the last year and a half of PoCs, tests, specification and planning work.

Panel Discussion: IP and Sports Production: Winning Ways

Moderated by Ken Kerschbaumer, Editorial Director at Sports Video Group

Discussion Summary:The role of IP within sports production facilities continues to evolve and the move to 2110 is only accelerating the pace of change. Experts discuss some of the most recent facilities and events that have turned to IP transport, how that change impacted the production of the event, and how IP will ultimately transform the sports fan experience.

Session Summary:Along with video and audio, subtitling is the third synchronized content type that is generated in real time by all large scale broadcasters. The presentation covers the basics of the ST 2110-40 standard, how it relates to live generated subtitle workflows specifically, and explores key differences between SDI VANC and ST 2110-40 data processing chains.

Session Summary:This presentation is a deep dive into the ST 2110-40 Ancillary Data standard. The ANC standard for ST 2110 is made up of two parts: one from IETF and one from SMPTE. This presentation covers how ANC services are transported by ST 2110. New flexibility enabled by the standard will also be covered.

Session Summary:BCE designed and built a full IP routing infrastructure during the relocation of company premises to RTL City. Well before the finalization of the new SMPTE ST 2110 standards, BCE installed and currently operates this massive all-IP video and audio routing system based solely on the technologies available at that time. This presentation provides a look at this groundbreaking project from start to finish.

Session Summary:This presentation examines the challenges of designing and configuring a robust SMPTE ST 2059/PTP system over an ST 2022-7 network. Practical solutions to address these challenges are presented, as well as techniques for troubleshooting and monitoring the SMPTE ST 2059/PTP network.

Session Summary:As a whole, the media industry is still new to IEEE 1588 Precision Time Protocol. SMPTE ST 2110 relies on it via the ST 2059 PTP profile to synchronise all sources and receivers within the network. Troubleshooting PTP can seem complicated at first, which is why a good understanding of what to look out for is required.

Session Summary:Timing is everything in the world of SMPTE ST 2110: Timing of PTP node synchronisation, timing of IP packet delivery and last, but certainly not least, timing related to tracking the source time of each media essence through the production chain. This presentation will provide an update on these areas, looking at what is now achievable and what it still to come in realising these capabilities, focusing specifically on the end-to-end production timing.

Session Summary:The advent of all-IP broadcast infrastructures creates many challenges. This presentation will cover the key challenges of PTP in the broadcast IP environment, and share not only a high-level understanding of PTP, but also key takeaways experienced by the Embrionix team from various IP deployments around the globe.

Panel Discussion: All-IP is Real! The State of SMPTE ST 2110 Based Deployments

Discussion Summary:Now that the standards have been published, all-IP deployments based on SMPTE ST 2110 are beginning in earnest. Experts from a variety of backgrounds have been assembled to share their insights on this crucial next stage in the evolution of media production.

Session Summary:A look at the benefits of IP from the point of view of production teams. Explaining the fundamental differences between SDI and IP, this talk will focus on operational context by example, to appeal to a wider audience of program makers and production teams.

Session Summary:With the advent of SMPTE ST 2110, Telemundo has taken a bold move and created the industry’s first and largest ST 2110 broadcast facility. This presentation will discuss Telemundo’s challenges in the deployment of this revolutionary facility.

Session Summary:The options available to IP system designers have evolved since Arena TV’s first IP system design – pre AIMS and pre SMPTE ST2110. This presentation will demonstrate how, in a short period, IP system design horizons have widened to enable highly flexible, user friendly, commercially attractive systems.

Session Summary:This session will demystify the ever growing list of buzzwords, standards and protocols around IP, while also recapping the basics of networking that everyone in broadcast needs to know but which regularly get overlooked or are misunderstood.

Successful OB Truck ST 2110 Deployment

Successful OB Truck ST 2110 Deployment

Robert Erickson, Grass Valley

A case study on a recent COTS based 2110 deployment in a EMEA based OB truck. Discusses lessons learned throughout the deployment, new technologies that were leveraged, and what can be done to further refine the design.